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River Cruising with Great Rail Journeys. Discover a no-fly Cruise along the Rhine

29/07/2026 by David Powell.

Rupert Parker channels his inner mariner as he helps crew a tall ship in rough seas Sailing the Cornish Coast.

Michael Edwards takes a paddle-powered riverboat along the shallow Loire River with a CroisiEurope Loire River cruise

Michael Cranmer enjoys a few days boating on the Thames on his way to the Platinum Jubilee Celebrations at Windsor.

Michael Edwards takes a Provence river cruise on a luxurious hotel barge.

Ponant launches Le Commandant Charcot, the World’s first hybrid polar explorer cruise ship, in Le Havre port.

Michael Edwards continues his epic cruise along the Caledonian Canal as he heads toward Loch Ness and Inverness.

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